The Complete Idiot's Guide to Preserving Food

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Preserving Food
Author: Karen K. Brees, Ph.D.
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2009-07-07
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1101081996

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You can preserve just about everything-from soup to nuts. Food contamination scandals, the rising cost of food, organic eating, and better nutrition-all these factors contribute to the upsurge in interest in food preservation. While there are many books on canning, freezing, and pickling foods, few are as comprehensive as The Complete Idiot's Guide to Preserving Food, in which readers learn how easy and beneficial food preservation can be with detailed, step-by-step instructions. -The sales of jars for preservation have jumped 28% in the past year, indicating a strong increase in interest in preserving food -The author is a Master Food Preserver with over 40 years of expertise -Advice on preserving for special needs diets is unique to this book -Provides instructional photos

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Preserving Food

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Preserving Food
Author: Karen K. Brees
Publisher: Alpha Books
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2009
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781592579167

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Citing recent concerns pertaining to food safety, organic foods, and rising costs, a step-by-step guide to food preservation shares comprehensive guidelines for safe canning, freezing, and pickling practices while providing additional coverage for readers with special dietary needs. Original.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jams, Jellies, and Preserves

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jams, Jellies, and Preserves
Author: Yvonne Tremblay
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2003
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780028644868

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It's easy to concoct scrumptious spreads with this indispensible cookbook, featuring step-by-step tips and directions-and some unique flavors to make top-quality toppings and fillings. €152 prize-winning recipes for jams, jellies, conserves, marmalades, fruit butters, and chutneys including no-cook varieties, and sugar-free varieties € Teaches how to prepare, set, and save preserves with the latest in canning equipment, techniques € Includes recipes for both traditional single-fruit flavors (Raspberry Currant, Apple Cider) and combinations (Kiwi Mango, Apricot Orange Butter)

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comfort Food

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comfort Food
Author: Leslie Bilderback, CMB
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2007-09-04
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0241882621

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In this mouth-watering guide, award-winning chef and author Leslie Bilderback serves up a hearty helping of soul-soothing, tasty dishes that curb the craving for comfort food. From casseroles to cookies, more than 300 recipes will tempt you with the family favorites you remember from the past-and will want to share with the next generation. -Each recipe includes an icon for quick reference to help you decide which dishes best fit the occasion -Great for autumn and winter cooking

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Smoking Foods

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Smoking Foods
Author: Ted Reader
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1101580143

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- Over 100 recipes for smoking all types of food, as well as forrubs and sauces, and more. - Features expert tips for smoking success, including common smoking mistakes.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods
Author: Wardeh Harmon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1101580216

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Make your own delicious cultured foods-safely and easily! The art of fermenting foods is an ages-old craft that is enjoying a resurgence as people are discovering not only the health benefits of live-culture foods, but the true pleasure of creating their own fermentations at home. From kombucha to kefir, and from sourdough to kimchi, research is proving that live-culture foods can help reduce high cholesterol, strengthen and support digestive and immune systems, and help fight and prevent chronic diseases. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Fermenting Foods covers the amazing health benefits of fermented foods and the techniques for safely fermenting food at home. Here's what you'll find in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Food: Over 100 unique and delicious recipes for ferments of all types, including beverages, cultured dairy, fermented grains, vegetable ferments, and much more, and each with detailed instructions Helpful insight on the tools and techniques you'll need to know to safely create nearly any type of fermented food Detailed guidance on how fermentation works, how to troubleshoot common fermentation issues, and how to grow your own starters

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Local

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Local
Author: Diane A. Welland
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781615640768

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A food expert and nutritionist explains what local eating is, what it isn't and describes how to move towards a more sustainable way of eating that supports farmer's markets, artisan dairy farmers, cheese makers and local vineyards. Original.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cheeses of the World

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cheeses of the World
Author: Jeanette Hurt
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1440636184

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Any way you cut it, cheese has global appeal. Cheese is one of the most varied and flavorful foods in the world. Its unique appeal lies in its range of textures, aromas, flavors, means of production, and milk sources. With this guide, readers will discover everything they need to know about European and American cheeses, including the growth of artisan cheeses, how to shop for cheese, combining cheese with food and drink, cooking cheese, and making cheese. • Over the past two decades, the quality, availability and popularity of artisan cheeses has grown • Cheese consumption has increased from 11.3 to 31.2 pounds per person over the last 30 years • 1 to 3 of the supermarkets offer full-service cheese counters with up to 300 varieties

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sausage Making

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sausage Making
Author: Jeanette Hurt
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2012-02-07
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1101572248

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Features sixty-five recipes for all meats including game and seafood. Also includes delicious recipes for vegetarian sausages and home-made condiments.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Urban Homesteading

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Urban Homesteading
Author: Sundari Kraft
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2011-06-07
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1101529008

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How to save money, time, and the environment-on the urban frontier With The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Urban Homesteading anyone can learn how to live sustainably and responsibly—and save money and time—in any urban environment. Expert urban homesteader Sundari Elizabeth Kraft shares her hands-on knowledge of: growing organic foods and preserving them; composting; raising small livestock and chickens; generating electricity and biofuels; and other ways to cut costs and live green. This book has all the information required to become a successful urban homesteader in any city. • Practical advice on everything from composting to clean energy. • Sundari Elizabeth Kraft is an expert in urban homesteading.